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Founded in 1994, KIDS Center leads our region’s response to child abuse. We partner with law enforcement, medical providers, and social service agencies to serve Central Oregon children and families impacted by abuse. KIDS Center provides training and resources for multi-disciplinary teams and offers free prevention education for community members.

Current Openings

  • KIDS Center is currently looking to fill a part-time Development Coordinator position. This position is responsible for all donor database management, donor recognition and gift acknowledgment, reports, and queries.

    This role is responsible for pulling accurate lists for all direct mailings, email campaigns, donor relationship journeys and fundraising queries as scheduled and requested by the Development Team. The Development Coordinator also coordinates the Annual Healing Hearts Luncheon including table captain recruitment, sponsor relations, gift processing, budget management, décor, and volunteers. Additionally, this position coordinates any annual direct mailings (Holiday Card Campaign) and supports all KIDS Center fundraising initiatives (including but not limited to Cork & Barrel) and beneficiary events.

    A successful Development Coordinator will have a bachelor's degree and a minimum of three years’ experience in the development field, and three years’ experience coordinating events and other complex activities in support of development objectives. A combination of education and years of experience may be considered to meet the requirement.

    Experience with online donor technology, ability to analyze data, run accurate queries, and database management skills are essential.

    The right fit will have exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with leadership, prospects, donors, sponsors, vendors and/or volunteers in a wide range of roles.

    If you are someone who understands how important every single detail is to the success of an event, and take pride and ownership in making it happen, then send a resume and cover letter explaining how your experience applies to this position to hrinfo@kidscenter.org.

    Our starting hourly wage ranges from $25.00 per hour, commensurate with experience for a 32-hour work week.

  • This position is responsible for providing mental health assessment and treatment to children and their caregivers impacted by abuse in our community. The position will be responsible for working collaboratively with community partners and agencies to best support the mental health needs of families we serve. A portion of this position will also include outreach and education to our community partners.

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities

    • Provide short and long-term mental health assessment and treatment services (specialized trauma-informed and evidence-based therapy) to children and their caregivers impacted by abuse.

    • Provide mental health support and referral services as appropriate to walk-ins and hotline calls.

    • Complete safety assessments and crisis support in collaboration with evaluation team members and refer/collaborate with appropriate resources as necessary/appropriate.

    • Establish and maintain an appropriate therapeutic relationship with clients.

    • Maintain clinical record keeping requirements, including therapy referrals, pre- and post-assessments and treatment and termination documentation promptly.

    • Administer, score, and interpret evidence-based assessment tools.

    • Work collaboratively with other mental health agencies and referring parties to connect families with appropriate therapeutic services.

    • Provide statistics on service provision for grantors and other functions.

    • Maintain high ethical standards concerning the treatment and client confidentiality.

    • Maintain professional communications and case coordination with all involved social services agencies and community resources.

    • Promote and practice our organizational values of trust, integrity, care, empathy, impact, humility, excellence, equity, and teamwork.

    • Participate in regular supervision, team, and staff meetings.

    • Provide court testimony and expert witness testimony when requested.

    • Engage in community training and or/educational opportunities when requested.

    • Adhere to the National Children’s Alliance (NCA) standards.

    • Perform other duties as requested by the Director of Client Programs and Prevention.

    • Other duties as requested. These duties would include helping to build community relationships in the tri-county and other rural areas for the maximization of resources for treatment options.

    Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

    Travel

    This position does not require frequent travel.

    Required Education and Experience

    • Master’s degree in a mental health-related field and a professional license or working towards a professional license.

    Preferred Education and Experience

    • Minimum of two (2) years of experience in providing therapy related to abuse/neglect, including domestic violence.

    • Trained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) and/or Parent-Child Interactive Therapy (PCIT) strongly preferred.

    • Bilingual in Spanish.

    If you believe your skills and experience as a Therapist align with our commitment to ensuring a safe and healthy environment for the children in our community please send a resume and cover letter to hrinfo@kidscenter.org.

    Hourly rate starts at $31.25/hour DOE.

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KIDS Center Benefits

For Full-Time Employees

For therapists: in-house licensure supervision towards LCSW & LPC.

Generous PTO package and flexible schedule.

Medical and Dental paid at 100% for employee.

Plus a 401(k) match!

Our Core Values

Trust: Be Open. Be honest. Assume good intentions.

Integrity: Do the right thing..

Care: Support each other so we can show up for the people who need us.

Empathy: Be curious. Seek to understand.

Impact: Make a difference. Make it happen.

Humility: Build upon your strengths and recognize your weaknesses.

Excellence: Find new ways to make things better.

Equity: Strive to meet people’s real needs.

Teamwork: Embrace collaboration.

KIDS Center is dedicated to positively impacting the lives of all children. 

We pledge to continue our learning as an organization, and to serve all marginalized individuals and have implemented a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion task force to advance this initiative within our organization.

Both in practice and in accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Justice policy, KIDS Center is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, religion, sex, or age.